Paddy Pimblett is going under the knife.
The highly regarded prospect from England announced in a YouTube video that he will undergo an ankle operation in March to correct the damage he sustained in his fight with Jared Gordon in UFC 282 in December.
Pimblett stated in the video that his ankle injury likely occurred early in the fight following a leg kick that landed on Gordon’s shin.
” “It seems like there has been a little cartilage loss in this area,” Pimblett was told by his doctor while taking an xray of his ankle. “That’s exactly where you’re sore.
“The other thing you’ve got is all this white stuff around here, that’s all fluid. That’s the cause of your swelling. When we look at the ligaments that join your fibula, so you’ve probably got what we call a grade 2 injury to that.”
Typically, a grade 2 injury to the ankle, which includes partial tearing of ligaments, doesn’t require surgery but rather rest and rehabilitation. Pimblett’s doctor was not in agreement as the UFC lightweight still suffers from swelling and pain after his last fight.
That timeline will nix any hope that Pimblett could return as early as UFC 286, which is currently scheduled to take place in London on March 18.
Pimblett hasn’t made any other public statement regarding the surgery or how long it will take him to recover before booking his next fight.
The 28-year-old lightweight currently sports a 4-0 record in the UFC, which includes his controversial win over Gordon with many believing Pimblett should have left the cage with a loss on his record rather than a unanimous decision victory.
Source: https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/1/17/23558924/paddy-pimblett-headed-for-ankle-surgery-in-march-following-injury-suffered-at-ufc-282?rand=96749
